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Poland vs Ukraine: The global population hockey stick

Poland
38.76 million people
in 2023
Ukraine
37.73 million people
in 2023
Poland rank
40th
Ukraine rank
41st

The global population hockey stick over time

  • Poland
  • Ukraine
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How they compare

Poland currently reports 38.76 million people against 37.73 million people in Ukraine, a difference of 1.03 million people.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 241 shared years of data; in 1000 it was Poland ahead.

Poland ranks 40th and Ukraine ranks 41st of 239 countries.

Across the 40 decades both report, Poland averaged higher in 20 and Ukraine in 20.

Head to head by decade

Decade Poland Ukraine Difference Ahead
1000s 1.25 million people 916,000 people 334,000 people Poland
1100s 1.50 million people 1.37 million people 126,000 people Poland
1200s 2.25 million people 2.06 million people 189,000 people Poland
1300s 3.50 million people 2.06 million people 1.44 million people Poland
1400s 3.50 million people 2.06 million people 1.44 million people Poland
1500s 4.00 million people 2.75 million people 1.25 million people Poland
1600s 5.00 million people 3.44 million people 1.56 million people Poland
1700s 6.00 million people 4.58 million people 1.42 million people Poland
1710s 6.25 million people 5.11 million people 1.14 million people Poland
1720s 6.55 million people 5.40 million people 1.15 million people Poland
1730s 6.86 million people 5.70 million people 1.16 million people Poland
1740s 7.19 million people 6.02 million people 1.17 million people Poland
1750s 7.53 million people 6.35 million people 1.18 million people Poland
1760s 7.89 million people 6.70 million people 1.19 million people Poland
1770s 8.26 million people 7.07 million people 1.19 million people Poland
1780s 8.66 million people 7.47 million people 1.19 million people Poland
1790s 9.07 million people 7.88 million people 1.19 million people Poland
1800s 9.30 million people 11.22 million people 1.91 million people Ukraine
1810s 10.02 million people 11.22 million people 1.20 million people Ukraine
1820s 10.78 million people 11.70 million people 919,420 people Ukraine
1830s 11.60 million people 12.81 million people 1.21 million people Ukraine
1840s 12.49 million people 14.03 million people 1.55 million people Ukraine
1850s 13.78 million people 15.39 million people 1.61 million people Ukraine
1860s 15.63 million people 16.89 million people 1.25 million people Ukraine
1870s 17.93 million people 18.53 million people 604,220 people Ukraine
1880s 20.79 million people 20.34 million people 452,770 people Poland
1890s 23.32 million people 22.32 million people 998,000 people Poland
1900s 25.10 million people 24.49 million people 604,510 people Poland
1910s 24.83 million people 26.88 million people 2.05 million people Ukraine
1920s 25.27 million people 29.46 million people 4.19 million people Ukraine
1930s 28.30 million people 32.28 million people 3.98 million people Ukraine
1940s 26.93 million people 35.37 million people 8.44 million people Ukraine
1950s 26.88 million people 39.67 million people 12.79 million people Ukraine
1960s 31.06 million people 45.06 million people 13.99 million people Ukraine
1970s 33.84 million people 48.62 million people 14.78 million people Ukraine
1980s 36.93 million people 50.97 million people 14.04 million people Ukraine
1990s 38.28 million people 51.50 million people 13.22 million people Ukraine
2000s 38.13 million people 47.90 million people 9.77 million people Ukraine
2010s 38.23 million people 45.81 million people 7.57 million people Ukraine
2020s 38.34 million people 41.94 million people 3.60 million people Ukraine

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher the global population hockey stick, Poland or Ukraine?
Poland, at 38.76 million people against 37.73 million people in Ukraine as of 2023.
What is the difference in the global population hockey stick between Poland and Ukraine?
1.03 million people, with Poland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Poland and Ukraine?
241 years are reported by both, from 1000 to 2023.
How do Poland and Ukraine rank globally for the global population hockey stick?
Poland ranks 40th and Ukraine ranks 41st of 239 countries.
Where does this data come from?
HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as The global population hockey stick. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
The global population hockey stick
Unit
people
Source
HYDE (2023); Gapminder (2022); UN WPP (2024) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
239 places, 51,002 data points, 1000–2023
Last refreshed

Population by country, available from 10,000 BCE to 2023, based on data and estimates from different sources.